Love & War

Blood Must Have Blood

I pace along the fence looking out at the forest, waiting for her to come. It has been a long time since I last saw her. Darkness starts to descend. Lights are turned on, pointed at the forest. We wait and watch as warriors emerge out of the forest.

First a few then more break through the tree's. I look at the sky people to see they look a little scared. I don't think they knew that there was so many of us.

I look back at the forest to see her come out. She looks around till she spots me. She nods her head towards her tent. She wants me to come. Must have heard that I was here. I look down, thinking if I should do this before looking back at the tent.

I walk to the gate, looking at the guards. They open it, letting me out. I am about to walk through when someone grabs my arm. I turn to see Bellamy, holding my wrist.

"Where are you going?" He asks.

"To talk to my leader." I say, yanking my hand out of his. I ignore him as he calls to me. Warriors on horses come up to me, wearing masks.

"Heda wishes kom speak kom yu." I nod. They turn leading the way. I get to the bottom of the hill. A few other warriors lead me to her tent. I get to the tent, taking a deep breath before walking in. I find her sitting on her throne. Twirling a knife.

"Heda." I kneel before getting up.

"Clarke. Your orders where to stay near Azgeda. To find out what Nia was doing, not to become one of them." She looks up at me. I stare at her, folding my hands in front of me.

"I was on my way back to Azgeda lands when I was attacked and taken. Somehow I have gotten myself swept up in their cause."

"What cause?" she puts her knife down, staring at me. 

"Some of their people are missing. Taken. I assume you know that or you would not be here." I narrow my eyes as I watch her. She looks to the side before getting up.

"I know that one of theirs killed 18 of ours. Innocent men, woman and children are dead because they tried to accuse us of taking their people." She walks up to me, stopping before me.

"They did not know that." I argue. "How could they? They know nothing about this land or who is really behind the kidnapping of their people." 

"They might but they do know that killing people comes with a cost." She turns looking at her chair. "Their leader, Marcus has made a deal with me. He understands that we will not get our people back alone. He believes that we can make an alliance but he doesn't fully understand that the alliance we will make means one of his people must die."

"Finn." I whisper. She turns looking at me.

"Yes. He must die. The warriors demand it. If they do not hand him over by tomorrow night we will attack." She smiles at me. "I know you have feelings for some of them but you are my assassin. My Wanheda." I look down at my hands, feeling the blood that once covered them still there. 

"This is war, Clarke." I didn't hear her come up to me. "Not all will survive. Sometimes in order to win we must lose the people we care about." She walks back to her chair, dismissing me. 

I walk out looking at the warriors. One of them takes his mask off, walking towards me. I roll my eyes, letting a breathe. Ivon, the Azgeda ambassador.

"Princess." He bows looking back at me.

"Ivon." I look away, out towards the sky people's camp. Reading a sign above it. Camp Jaha. 

"You should not be here." He says standing beside me.

"Where should I be?" I look up at him. 

"Queen Nia has sent scouts after you, wanting you back. Many have not come back."

"I do not work for her. I work for Heda." I look back out.

"Nia has gotten word of this. She wants you dead."

"She has wanted me dead since the day my father died." He frowns down at me as I stare up at him. "I know she had him killed. She always wanted the throne after my grandfather died. She thought my father was making us soft, like Lexa. I have slept with a knife by my side since his death, even before I left. Me leaving was the best thing to happen to her." I smile patting his arm before walking down and back to Camp Jaha. 

I watch as people from their stare out, wondering what is happening. The gates open, letting me in. Bellamy, Finn, my mom and Marcus runs up to me.

"What do they want?" Bellamy asks, others gathering nearby. 

"They want him." I look at Finn. he puts his hands on his head, face scared. I look at Marcus. "Told me about the deal you two made."

"Yes. We made a deal, an alliance but not until Finn dies for the crimes he committed." Marcus says looking at Finn.

"You can't kill him." A girl beside him says.

"Raven." Marcus moves towards her. "If we don't hand him over they'll kill us."

"Not them." They looks at me. "Me. She has ordered that if you do not hand him over by nightfall, tomorrow I am to kill you all."

"You?" Bellamy walks towards me.

"I am the commander's assassin. I kill for her without remorse, without thinking, without feeling. I have killed many for crimes similar to Finn's." I walk up to him. He stares down at me. yes full of fear. "You heard what that warrior called me."

"Wanheda." He whispers. 

"Yes." Tears fill my eyes. "Commander of death." He nods stepping away. I turn looking out at the warriors on top of the hill. Wanting so bad to be far away from here.

I stand there for a long time. Watching warriors take shifts. A hand goes to my shoulder. I lean back against him. Even though we do not know each other it feels right.

"What does she want?" He asks.

"Jus drein jus daun." I say, staring at her tent. I look up at him to see him confused. I turn in his arms, keeping my hand on his chest. "Blood must have blood."

He stares down at me, face full of worry and fear. He is scared about what this means. That someone he knows may die in order for us to get peace. To get revenge. He holds me close to him as we stare out at the night, not knowing what will happen next.